0.2: Upgrades, New Cards, and Tradeoffs

Version 0.2 is live! Here's what has changed:

Meta-Progression Redesign

• "Collection" renamed to Upgrades — clearer signal that there are things to buy and improve- Milestones separated into their own screen with a dedicated main menu button
• Upgrades tabs reordered: Cards first (most exciting), then Perks, then Cosmetics
• Locked cards now show their unlock condition (e.g., "Reach a 25-hit combo")
• Post-run interstitial: after each run, a screen shows fragments earned, milestones unlocked, and newly revealed items — with a direct "VIEW UPGRADES" button
• Depth selector on main menu now shows a tooltip listing all active modifiers for the selected depth

New Cards (11)

• Tunnel Vision (Speed, uncommon) — Ball 25% faster, hit zone 15% larger
• Streak Runner (Speed, uncommon) — Each brick hit increases score by 8%, stacking
• Quick Release (Speed, common) — Ball 10% faster, +0.5s combo window
• Friendly Fire (Multiball, uncommon) — 15% chance extra ball on destroy, take 15% more damage
• Overclock (Multiball, common) — Ball 15% faster, +1 ball per section
• Shatter Point (Precision, common) — +10% crit chance, -15% ball damage
• Exposed Core (Precision, uncommon) — Bricks -30% HP, -15 max HP
• Reactive Armor (Tank, common) — -20% damage taken, ball 10% slower
• High Roller (Neutral, rare) — +20% score, -30% currency earned
• Volatile Zones (Zone, uncommon) — Zone effects 40% stronger, zones 30% shorter
• Zone Siphon (Zone, common) — Zone orbs 30% more frequent, -5% score

Bug Fixes

• Arrow keys and space no longer scroll the browser page when playing in non-fullscreen mode
• Card descriptions now show on hover on the game over screen
• Reroll cost escalation increased (10 → 20 → 30 → 40 per reroll, was +5)

Balance

• Reduced bloom and vignette intensity on later levels for better visibility
• Reduced overdrive bloom boost to prevent visual washout
• Fixed card descriptions: Momentum, Explosive Chain, Chain Lightning, Volatile Payload now accurately describe their effects
• Swapped Chain Lightning (now uncommon, 150 cost) and Volatile Payload (now rare, 190 cost) to match their relative power